From Singularity to Infinity,

A roundtrip through epistemology.

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Ten powerful thoughts iambically defined,

Ten syllables in rhymes to please your mind.

by Kate JonesAdapted from original version created for 10th Gathering for Gardner, Atlanta, 2012

1. Being – the interface to understanding 2. Understanding – encoded through mathematics 3. Mathematics – the matrix of language 4. Language – the carrier wave of thought 5. Thought – the vehicle of Reason 6. Reason – the guardian of truth and reality 7. Reality – that which is, in every form and structure 8. Structure – the template of evolution 9. Evolution – the ascent toward infinity10. Infinity – the birth place of being

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1. Being—the interface to understanding___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am; what is it, and what does it do;And what should I do with it, and with you?

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2. Understanding—encoded through mathematics___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Well, let us say that one and one is two.That seems to fit, and so it must be true.

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3. Mathematics —the matrix of language___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

There’s more—there’s deca-, hecto-, mega-, giga,And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga...

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4. Language—the carrier wave of thought___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

So words are handy to give things a nameThat others recognize to mean the same.

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5. Thought—the vehicle of Reason___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The wetware’s gleeful in its galloping growthAnd makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth.

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6. Reason—the guardian of truth and reality___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad,Though magicians show, illusions aren’t all bad.

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7. Reality—that which is, in every form and structure___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If it exists, it’s energy or matterAnd other stuff, like cosmic background chatter.

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8. Structure—the template of evolution___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Life’s blueprint builds ’em, weird or elegant…Genes make both dust mites and the elephant.

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9. Evolution—the ascent toward infinity___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New combinations play with what makes sense,Like fractals bounded by the longest fence.

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10. Infinity—the birth place of being___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

160 billion light years through,The Universe kept on till it made you.

Conclusion

And you, and you, each life just once appears,

To carve its meaning from its earthly years.

So fill each unforgiving minute’s span

With all the verve and gusto that you can.

The Universe, the world, and humankind:

Their priceless heritage—the sovereign mind.

Live it! And love it!

– The Beginning

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